Hotel Investments: How To Become a Successful Hotel Investor
Hotel investments can provide an exciting opportunity for first-time property investors to buy into a great industry with excellent earning potential or for established property investors to diversify their portfolios and capitalize on all the service industry offers. In this article, you can learn about hotel investments, their various forms, advantages, and the best approaches to ensure long-term success with minimal risk. Table of Contents: What is the Hotel Industry? What Are Hotel Investments? Why
Role of a Revenue Manager is Shifting Thanks to Automation
Like much of our world today, the hospitality industry is constantly changing and evolving beyond what revenue managers and leaders of the past could have imagined. During unprecedented change, automation and new technology have become essential to successfully navigating the post-COVID hospitality landscape. Revenue Managers Becoming Strategists But with any change, comes reservation and distrust. As the industry continues to automate, some hoteliers worry that automated systems may not be able to respond to change
Discover Why These Hotels Enjoy a 15%-40% Higher Revenue Than 2019!
When you review your hotel's mid-year numbers, what do you see? Are your occupancy rates up? Is revenue up? Is your hotel enjoying a revenue boost from 2019? A sample of over 400 revenue-managed hotels found they're on track to close 2022 with a 15%-40% revenue boost from 2019. A Decrease in RevPar for European Hotels A review of May STR reports found hotels in many European capitals reported an occupancy rate between 85 and
7 Hotel Marketing Techniques to Boost Direct Bookings in 2022
Digital marketing is essential if you want to drive bookings and especially if you're after more direct business for your hotel. But with the countless available tools and strategies, it can be hard to decide which ones to implement. The following article highlights seven hotel marketing techniques to concentrate on to make your direct booking soar. 1. Optimise Your Website for Search Engines Increase your website's online visibility and reach through SEO (search engine optimisation).
4 Important Trends for Revenue Managers in 2025
Hospitality is always changing. However, the current pace of change feels faster than ever, which throws up both challenges and opportunities for those within the industry. For revenue managers, the real question isn’t just about managing change – it’s about how to harness that change to drive profitability and long-term growth. 4 Trends for Revenue Managers in 2025 Revenue optimization in hospitality has always been a balancing act, but the factors influencing pricing strategies, distribution channels, and guest spending behavior are evolving rapidly. Below, we explore four big trends defining the industry's next chapter, each with major implications for revenue
Interview with CEO and Founder Uli Pillau of Apaleo
In this interview, we'll be talking with Uli Pillau. Pillau founded Apaleo, the world's first API-driven property management platform for the hotel industry, based upon an API-first architecture. This has created a full development hub for the industry as a whole. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I'm a start-up entrepreneur with various passions in both my private and professional life. A lot of my time
Check Out Hotel Processes: Tips to Optimize Guest Check Outs
A check out hotel process is the procedure a hotel requires guests to go through when departing at the end of their stay. This is typically the stage where the customer settles the bill and returns their room key. The hotel check-out process is important because customers want a smooth, swift exit. It is a final chance for your hotel to impress guests and can even be the difference in whether or not you earn
From Zero to Hero: 4 Ways a Hotel CRM Can Level up Your Marketing Efforts
As a hotel marketer, you know that managing multiple communication channels to reach out to potential guests can be an overwhelming task. With the ever-evolving digital landscape, it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest trends and ensure consistent brand messaging across all channels. To make matters worse,
Unleashing AI and ChatGPT’s Potential in Your Hotel
Everywhere you turn – whether it's the news, social media, or industry publications – the buzz surrounding AI and ChatGPT is inescapable. And for good reason. These two innovations are game changers, already making significant waves in the hotel and travel industry. They're revolutionizing everything from guest communication to marketing
8 Business Trip Trends For Hotels to Maximize Profit in 2026
Business travel is booming, with more and more people making at least one business trip every year. Is your hotel ready to take full advantage of the latest business trip trends? In this article, you'll learn about the 8 top trends in 2026 for business travel. Read on to discover